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'Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II' [‎445] (480/568)

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445
ing of, ii. 398 Extracts from Burckhardt's description of,
294 Its dimensions, ii. 294 Its domes and pillars, 294 Its
bad workmanship, 295 Periods of opening it, 298 The doors
of, 298 The famous Hijar al-Aswad, or Black Stone, 300
The Rukn al-Yamani, 303 Al-Ma'ajan, or place of mixing,
304 The Myzab, or water-spout, 304 The mosaic pavement,
305 Tombs of Hagar and Ishmael, 305 Limits of the
Ka'abah, 306 Al-Mataf, or place of circumambulation, 307
The four Makams, or stations for prayer, 307 Zemzem, or the
holy well, 307 Al-Darah, or the ladder, 311 Stone on which
Abraham stood, 311 The boast that the Ka'abah is never,
night nor day, without devotees, 317, n. Legends of the Ten
Houses of Allah, 319, et seq. Proofs of the Ka'abah's sanctity,
325 The pilgrim's first visit to it, 160 Legend of the Bab Benu
Shaybah, 161 Ceremonies of the visit, 162, et seq. Visit of the
pilgrim to, 206 Sketch of the interior of the building, 208 Cere
mony of opening, in Ibn Jubayr's time, 209, n. Expenses of
visiting, 209 Reasons for all pilgrims not entering, 211 The
first covering of the, 212 Changes in the style and make of the
Kiswah, or curtain, 213 Inscriptions on the Kiswah, 215
Ka'aka'an, Jabal, the residence of the Benu Jurham, ii. 322
Kabirah, Al-, or lady of the house, ii. 160 Kindness of one to the
pilgrim at Meccah, 216 Her affectionate farewell of the pilgrim,
.259
Kadiriyah, an order of Darwayshes, i. 14
Kaf, " to go to Kaf," explained, i. 17, «.
Kafr al-Zajyat, i. 30
Kaid-Bey, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, i. 313, n. Rebuilds the
Mosque of the Prophet, 324, 340
"Kayf," explanation of, i. 9 Sonnini's description of, 9, «. Kayf
on the brink of the well at Al-Kuba, 412
Kairom and its potteries, i. 29
Kalaun, Sultan of Egypt, his improvements of the Mosque of the
Prophet, i. 366, n.
Kalka-shandi, A1-, his testimony respecting the tomb of the Prophet,
v V 323
Kamis, or cotton shirt, of Arab Shaykhs, i. 236
Kanat (spears), of the Badawin, ii. 106
Kanisat, or Christian Church, i. 365
Kansuh al-Ghori (Campson Gaury), King of Egypt, i. 202, n.
Kara Gyuz, the amusement so called, i. 81
Karashi tribe of Arabs, i! 145
Kasr, A1-, the village of, i. 376, n.
Kaswa, A1-, the she-camel of Mohammed the Prophet, i. 354, 360, 407,
Kata, or sand-goose, the (Pterocles melanogaster), i. 154
■Katibs, or writers of the tomb of the Prophet, i. 371
Katirah race, its mixture with the Himyaritic tribes, ii. 79
Kaukab al-Durri, or constellation of pearls suspended to the curtain
round the Prophet's tomb, i. 322 It apparent worthlessness,
322 Plundered by the Wahhabis, 369
Kawwas, or police officer, of Egypt, i. 20

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Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II by Captain Sir Richard F Burton, edited by his wife, Isabel Burton, with an introduction bu Stanley Lane-Poole.

Publication Details: London, George Bell and Sons.

Edition: The third edition with preface.

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xii).

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1 volume (414 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is also a list of illustrations and an alphabetical index at the back of the volume, beginning on page 415.

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Dimensions: 185mm x 110mm

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